Marilao is a first class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines

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. According to the latest census, it has a population of 160,452 inhabitants in 22,363 households.

Built up area

With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila

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, the municipality is now included in Manila built up area which reaches San Ildefonso in its Northernmost part.

Barangays

Marilao is politically subdivided into 16 barangay

Barangay

A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

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Abangan Norte Abangan Sur Ibayo Lambakin Lias Loma de Gato Nagbalon Patubig

Poblacion 1st Poblacion 2nd Prenza 1st Prenza 2nd Santa Rosa 1st Santa Rosa 2nd Saog Tabing-ilog

Famous attractions in the town

• Iglesia, "Ang Bayan ng Dios" Marilao
• SM City Marilao
  SM City Marilao
  SM City Marilao is a major mall owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings. It is on MacArthur Highway, Brgy. Ibayo, Marilao, Bulacan, Philippines...
  
  
• National Shrine of Divine Mercy
  National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, Philippines
  The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Marilao, Bulacan, is the major church dedicated to Divine Mercy in the Philippines...
  
  
• Saint Michael the Archangel Parish Church

Marilao, part of the World's "Dirty 30" polluted cities in 2007

In 2007, The City of Meycauayan and the town of Marilao in Bulacan province share a slot in the list of the world’s 30 most polluted places in the developing world drawn up by a private New York-based institute. In its report, “The World’s Worst Polluted Places” for 2007, the Blacksmith Institute said: “Industrial waste is haphazardly dumped into the Meycauayan, Marilao and Obando River system, a source of drinking and agricultural water supplies for the 250,000 people living in and around” the Meycauayan-Marilao area. Marilao is also border with Caloocan City.

External links

• Official Website - Municipality of Marilao, Bulacan
• Bulacan Official Website - Marilao
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information
• The Blacksmith Institute - World's Worst Polluted Places
• Iglesia, "Ang Bayan ng Dios" - Multiply Website